If conservative and progressive Catholics are to succeed in reasserting Catholic social teaching, they need to confront neoliberalism’s presence within their own institutions.
In ‘The Last Supper,’ Paul Elie tells the stories of artists whose struggles with their own religious beliefs amid the AIDS pandemic inspired often-controversial art.
St. Godric’s transformation from successful merchant to ascetic hermit illuminates the ways people relate their religious beliefs to their wealth—in the Middle Ages and today.
The recent public display of fraternity between pope and king came at a fortuitous time. The installation of Sarah Mullally as archbishop of Canterbury could complicate relations between the Vatican and the Church of England.
"It is our duty to make sure people know where the Catholic Church stands on abortion, and we’ll keep making life miserable for any so-called Catholic who stands up for anything else."
"When a ninety-year-old Catholic mother dies, a man who’s been at the parish for fewer than six years puts on a robe, says a few words, and then we go home. And every time I think, you have no idea who you had here."
Our culture is marked by a competitive victimization. But perhaps we need to see what both secular and religious perpetrators of violence have in common.
